Wearied

Wearied
Weary Wea"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wearied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wearying}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling. [1913 Webster]

So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance. [1913 Webster]

I stay too long by thee; I weary thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To harass by anything irksome. [1913 Webster]

I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

{To weary out}, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See {Jade}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • wearied — un·wearied; wearied; …   English syllables

  • wearied — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Extremely tired: bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, weariful, weary, worn down, worn out. Informal: beat, bushed, tuckered (out). Slang: done in, fagged (out), pooped (out).… …   English dictionary for students

  • wearied — wea·ry || wɪrɪ / wɪər v. make tired or fatigued; become tired or fatigued; bore; become bored adj. exhausted, fatigued, tired; tiresome, exhausting, tedious …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • day-wearied — dayˈ weaˈried adjective (Shakespeare) Wearied with the work of the day • • • Main Entry: ↑day …   Useful english dictionary

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  • world-wearied — worldˈ weary or worldˈ wearied adjective Tired of the world, bored with life • • • Main Entry: ↑world …   Useful english dictionary

  • war-wearied — warˈ weaˈried or warˈ weaˈry adjective Tired of or exhausted by war • • • Main Entry: ↑war …   Useful english dictionary

  • bored him — wearied him with dullness, disgusted him, was loathed by him …   English contemporary dictionary

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